* Documentation/topdocs/INSTALL.texi (Top): recommend binary

packages.

* Documentation/topdocs/README.texi (Top): building documentation
(not website.)

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index eaf0152443d3e8adc73b46b16d04c996857ffbc4..d72fcc8ff00fa1d322c3679c5f457a68f0ee66fd 100644 (file)
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2002-09-26  Han-Wen Nienhuys  <hanwen@cs.uu.nl>
+
+       * Documentation/topdocs/INSTALL.texi (Top): recommend binary
+       packages.
+
+       * Documentation/topdocs/README.texi (Top): building documentation
+       (not website.)
+
 2002-09-26  Jan Nieuwenhuizen  <janneke@gnu.org>
 
        * Documentation/user/refman.itely: 

diff --git a/Documentation/topdocs/INSTALL.texi b/Documentation/topdocs/INSTALL.texi
index 9ad26f21df6726b5aa4eae84982e14722116694b..1420bfee6e9e44a7a9cf04f8e960280a76cbcd94 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/topdocs/INSTALL.texi
+++ b/Documentation/topdocs/INSTALL.texi
@@ -31,9 +31,12 @@ servers}. Big enhancements go into the latest odd numbered version
 (1.5), whose webpages are on @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/,the lilypond
 site}.
 
+Building LilyPond is an involved process. We advise to use binary
+packages if these are available for your platform.
+
 @subsection Source code
 
-If you want to compile LilyPond from source, download here:
+  If you want to compile LilyPond from source, download here:
 @itemize @bullet
 @item Download development releases from
 @c Hmm, these won't show up in lilypond.org/stats
@@ -50,8 +53,6 @@ If you want to compile LilyPond from source, download here:
 For Red Hat Linux and SuSE Linux, @file{.spec} files are included in the
 tarball; see instructions below.
 
-
-
 Of course, if your platform supports LilyPond, such as Debian GNU/Linux,
 FreeBSD, OpenBSD or NetBSD, you're encouraged to use the native build
 from source drill.
@@ -234,12 +235,12 @@ Csh and bourne sh scripts are left in
 LilyPond is a big and slow program.  A fast CPU and plenty of RAM is
 recommended for comfortable use.
 
-@subsection Building website 
+@subsection Building documentation
 
-The documentation comes in the form of a website. You can view this
-website on the internet, but you can also build it locally. This process
-requires a successful compile of lilypond. The website is built 
-by issuing
+You can view the documentation online at
+@uref{http://www.lilypond.org/stable/Documentation/out-www/}, but you
+can also build it locally. This process requires a successful compile of
+lilypond. The documentation is built by issuing
 @example 
 
   make web-doc

diff --git a/Documentation/topdocs/README.texi b/Documentation/topdocs/README.texi
index 21ea734aa50358b7021c93b0487b3214b148ce35..ba4f4718733056d298635d9ac60ff029e32139d0 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/topdocs/README.texi
+++ b/Documentation/topdocs/README.texi
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ The documentation is available online at
 @uref{http://www.lilypond.org/Documentation/out-www/index.html}.
 
 You can also build it locally: follow the instructions under `Building
-website' in the installation instructions.
+documentation in the installation instructions.
 
 
 @section Comments